Walking on a Wire
Posted in Folk Music on Jul 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
Walking on a Wire by Richard and Linda Thompson is one of the most eloquent songs about the terminal breakdown in a relationship - theirs. It’s from their last album together before their marriage broke up at the end of their last tour in 1981. You can hear the tension in Linda’s taut vocal, full of restraint and suppressed resentment, and in Richard’s angry guitar. It’s not comfortable but it is true.
See here for my earlier appreciation.
